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Previously on Texas Originals: Lorenzo de Zavala

Humanities TexasNovember 2017

Born in Yucatan in 1788, Lorenzo de Zavala dedicated much of his life to fighting oppression. That was certainly true when his former ally, Santa Anna, established a centralized regime suppressing Mexican Federalism. Zavala did the only thing he could to weaken the leader's iron grip: he helped bring about the Texas Revolution. More»

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Lorenzo de Zavala. Image courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.